Borders Book Festival

The Border Book Festival
11-14 June 2026

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That's it folks for another year. Thank you so much for coming - we love you all. xxx

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Sundown in the Orchard.

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Nicola Sturgeon in front of a full Harmony Marquee speaking with Gavin Esler.

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Our Harmony Bookshop staff in full bloom around the wonderful Alan Titchmarsh.

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Sunday at the festival hanging around in the Orchard, Beano guys, Melrose Mastermind and Jonathan Mullard's Forgotten Forests.

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Super Sue Hendra and her Supertato Silliness got kids of all ages involved in this morning's session.

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DAY FOUR AT THE FESTIVAL / SUNDAY 13 JUNE Tickets are still available for most events. Get yours now!
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A huge thank you to Abbey Fine Wines for hosting the Canaccord Wealth sponsor reception today - what a gorgeous setting. If you’re heading to an event this week, take a wander up to their beautiful shop and café in Melrose. You won’t regret it.

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Tonight with Pam Ayres. She's an amazingly brilliant performer. Has the sell-out audience in the palm of her hand.

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Sometimes life is just about dogs and family.

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A huge thanks to our transport sponsor Clelands Volvo in Galashiels for the fleet of festival branded EVs picking up and delivering our guest authors again this year.

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It never stops! Crabtree & Crabtree competition winners all the way from Stoke in the West Midlands, The Trimontium Trust & Museum framed in the Orchard and superstar Sam Heughan helping out the Harmony House festival kitchen staff. Roll on tonight!

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Global superstar Sam Heughan hits the Borders Book Festival. You should have seen the queue!

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Former Head of the Diplomatic Service, Peter Ricketts, live online and in front of a packed Cullen KIlshaw Marquee discussing the fascinating story of the Foreign Office at war in 'Peace Makers' with journalist Gavin Esler asking the questions.

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Things just keep on keeping on at the Borders Book Festival. On stage with BBC 4s Claudia Hammond and Penny Mordaunt and kids happily reading away in the Orchard.

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The sun is shining and things are happening between Harmony Garden and Orchard with the Family Festival and grown-up one blossoming all over the place, including sword of state wielding Penny Mordaunt, 300 Words competition winners, folk frae Gaulie and Alistair and Grace Moffat.

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We think the big and hugely handsome Skot, all the way from the Netherlands, may have won the the most handsome-ist big boy competition already.

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DAY THREE AT THE FESTIVAL / SATURDAY 13 JUNE
Tickets are still available for most events. Get yours now!
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The indefatigable Prue Leith - now on her third visit to the festival - never fails to attract a full house.

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Two groups enjoyed our inaugural guided walks around Melrose boundaries this afternoon despite the all seasons in one day weather and a great time was had by all.